[pct-l] The Desert

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Iceaxe,

I also remember that day on the Mojave.  I was hiking – loosely – with Socks
that day as we approached Cottonwood Bridge.  When we heard the BOOM-BOOM
she thought it might be artillery, but it had the classic two-BOOM signature
and besides, there isn’t an artillery impact area close by.  That would be
maybe further northeast at China Lake.



At the time I didn’t know the shuttle had diverted; I thought it was just
some hot-rod test pilot from Edwards.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Matthew Edwards <Hetchhetchyman at aol.com>wrote:

> It was particularly funny in 2009 when Ido was crossing the Mojave section.
> Ido said he was just thinking how that open stretch around the aqueduct was
> so much like Isreal when...
> The spaceshuttle broke the sound barrier directly over head on it's
> approach to land at Edwards A.F.B.!
> I remember the concussion was like a giant bomb going off with the blast
> seeming to come from everywhere at once.
> Ido later told me in his deadpan manner: "That was a little too much like
> Isreal."
> -Iceaxe
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